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Hermann-Otto Handwerker

Hermann-Otto Handwerker

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
79
Citations
21987
World Ranking
1685
National Ranking
151

Hermann-Otto Handwerker publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hermann-Otto Handwerker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 211 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Hermann-Otto Handwerker D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hermann-Otto Handwerker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hermann-Otto Handwerker was affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany during their career. Their academic contributions focused on various aspects of scientific research, although specific details about their primary fields or subfields of study were not documented.

The scientist did not have any recent publications listed or a record of frequent co-authors. Likewise, there is no data available regarding the venues where their work was predominantly published or any book publications they might have contributed to.

While the specific topics covered by Handwerker in their research are not detailed, there is no information on awards or honors received throughout their career.

As the scientist is deceased, all references to their work are presented in the past tense, respecting their contributions to their academic discipline.

Best Publications

  • Specific C-Receptors for Itch in Human Skin

    Schmelz M;Schmidt R;Bickel A;Handwerker Ho

  • Patterns of cortical reorganization in complex regional pain syndrome

    Christian Maihöfner;Hermann O. Handwerker;Bernhard Neundörfer;Frank Birklein

  • Novel classes of responsive and unresponsive C nociceptors in human skin

    Roland Schmidt;Martin Schmelz;Clemens Forster;Matthias Ringkamp

  • Protons selectively induce lasting excitation and sensitization to mechanical stimulation of nociceptors in rat skin, in vitro

    Kai h Steen;Peter-Werner Reeh;Fernand Anton;Hermann-Otto Handwerker

  • Cortical reorganization during recovery from complex regional pain syndrome

    Christian Maihöfner;Hermann O. Handwerker;Bernhard Neundörfer;Frank Birklein

  • Chemical response pattern of different classes of C-nociceptors to pruritogens and algogens.

    M. Schmelz;R. Schmidt;C. Weidner;Marita Hilliges

  • Response properties of thin myelinated (A-delta) fibers in human skin nerves.

    H Adriaensen;J Gybels;H O Handwerker;J Van Hees

  • Psychophysiology of experimentally induced pain

    H. O. Handwerker;G. Kobal

  • Segmental and supraspinal actions on dorsal horn neurons responding to noxious and non-noxious skin stimuli

    Unknown

  • The motor system shows adaptive changes in complex regional pain syndrome

    Christian Maihöfner;Ralf Baron;Roberto DeCol;Andreas Binder

  • Functional Attributes Discriminating Mechano-Insensitive and Mechano-Responsive C Nociceptors in Human Skin

    C Weidner;M Schmelz;R Schmidt;B Hansson

  • Which nerve fibers mediate the axon reflex flare in human skin

    M Schmelz;K Michael;C Weidner;R Schmidt

  • Chemosensitivity of fine afferents from rat skin in vitro

    E. Lang;A. Novak;P. W. Reeh;H. O. Handwerker

  • TRPA1 and TRPM8 activation in humans: effects of cinnamaldehyde and menthol.

    Barbara Namer;Frank Seifert;Hermann Otto Handwerker;Christian Maihöfner

  • Encoding of burning pain from capsaicin-treated human skin in two categories of unmyelinated nerve fibres

    M Schmelz;R Schmid;H O Handwerker;H E Torebjörk

  • Different patterns of hyperalgesia induced by experimental inflammation in human skin

    S. Kilo;M. Schmelz;M. Koltzenburg;H. O. Handwerker

  • Separate peripheral pathways for pruritus in man.

    Barbara Namer;Richard Carr;Lisa M. Johanek;Martin Schmelz

  • Nervous outflow from the cat's foot during noxious radiant heat stimulation.

    Unknown

  • Responsiveness and functional attributes of electrically localized terminals of cutaneous C-fibers in vivo and in vitro

    M. Kress;M. Koltzenburg;P. W. Reeh;H. O. Handwerker

  • Pathological C-fibres in patients with a chronic painful condition

    Kristin Ørstavik;Christian Weidner;Roland Schmidt;Martin Schmelz

  • Discharge patterns of human C-fibers induced by itching and burning stimuli

    H. O. Handwerker;C. Forster;C. Kirchhoff

  • Selective excitation by capsaicin of mechano-heat sensitive nociceptors in rat skin

    Janos Szolcsanyi;Fernand Anton;Peter-Werner Reeh;Hermann-Otto Handwerker

  • Brain processing during mechanical hyperalgesia in complex regional pain syndrome: a functional MRI study

    Christian Maihöfner;Clemens Forster;Frank Birklein;Bernhard Neundörfer

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Schmelz
Martin Schmelz Heidelberg University
Martin Koltzenburg
Martin Koltzenburg University College London
Peter W. Reeh
Peter W. Reeh University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Robert F. Schmidt
Robert F. Schmidt University of Würzburg
Walter Magerl
Walter Magerl Heidelberg University
Bernhard Neundörfer
Bernhard Neundörfer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Manfred Zimmermann
Manfred Zimmermann Heidelberg University
Matthias Ringkamp
Matthias Ringkamp Johns Hopkins University
Kay Brune
Kay Brune University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
János Szolcsányi
János Szolcsányi University of Pecs

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